BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A Birmingham City Councilman wants the city to give $15 million to the city's school board to shore up the ailing system's required reserve fund and ease state sanctions, Birmingham News writer Joseph Bryant reported.

Councilman Steven Hoyt said he would make his proposal at Tuesday's council meeting, saying the city should offer real remedies as the public school system remains in a crisis and under state takeover.

The councilman's proposal to assist the deeply troubled school district landed with a big thud among members of the online community. Despite a large number of comments, almost no one seemed to favor Hoyt's proposal. Read some of what people are saying:

• "Throwing money at the school board will not fix the problem...That is part of the problem..The school system is just like the City Bus system...constantly losing money and asking for a bailout.. The City Council is verging on the same incopentence as the school board..

If the City Council really wanted to help they would demand that the BBOE get their ducks in a row and prove this situation won't happen again." -- imnotblfat

• "do the citizens who PAY TAXES get to vote on that! MORE WASTED MONEY. Where is the city going to get that kind of money. They already fight now because they don't' have enough money to go around already." -- nowwalking

• "Money is not the root of Birmingham Public Schools problems. Therefore money can't solve its problem of effective leadership and vision. Stop playing politics and postering and provide some help on these administrative problems that are preventing the children of Birmingham from obtain a good education.This requires No money, but a lot of hard work and respect. I am a former Teacher and Student of the Birmingham Public Schools." -- Alabama Still the Same

• "power" is truly blinding isn't ?!" -- Jarrek

• "Instead of continually throwing money out the window Mr. Hoyt, as the council looks to have done for the past decade, you should have been demanding accountability and responsbility from the individuals who have been in control. Your acting as though this is some new issue, however you and the rest of the City leadership are looking as inept as those individuals sitting on the BOE. Time for each of you to do what each voter has entrusted or get out and let someone else move this city forward. " -- Warbuzzards